Telegram-herald., 1887-03-09
A SUIT FOR DOLLARS
Is the Way Counsel for Reeves
Refers 10 Deboie's Casa.
lHGHAEYTs uslEa FULL HEllAlT.
The Eftsrnooa Spent IN rearing the
Lz~fsrs fsssss Scathsd Cruel
lf-Ths Csc Wiu Co 20
she J1rs Iooaf.

ths re- flrzssnt1llFes II the feminine CENTER
oafauralsss.d ras nl.ies. Patiently several
cozen 0f beta ssxss stoo4 and dnaak ia me
iesam0ny aad listened 10 the argument
Dso0is shsd issrs On several OCCASIONS. bat
shs drisd theai az alter brief ao~A
Ms L4sinia fompkins vas recalled,
and ahs told of asf experiences ia
ths cily la July ant August, So. NJ.
Reeves aske,i her upon ais return from The
East y ~ oas silh him and get Fins for
Dsbb.e. ant remarked that be did nOt ike
ring ~ilh a stone ia il for wedding ring
TIE only time she referred 70 Mr. Reeves
wealth danng her dress makiag career IN
this city "a. ons day when she saw him
bringing ap his 0En wood fron the alley 70
nIs 1tice. - H8s his habit. she remarked
mat nan Of b.s means ought tO .ef some
poor man earn . quarter only on one
occaziQu tid SIC receive advice from him
fe.Iarsfins Tie responsibility % certain par
ues. and thea Ir sas volunteered oY him.
sbeu Nr Fsiker y.sited Batavia sac said
noth.ng a5oat employing a Michigan law
YER sd nothing 70 aim about Mr. Reeves
benz rich anl abe % marry Deobir and
iease her 40 uuuc until Dc could arrange
his i44l.y sfalrs in this city. Ca cross
examination She declared thar she ha1 writ
ten out one leiler in this Interesting CORES
poldence hzd offered one suggestion In the
letter of February -. So taat the phrase
a. u. t,e5 be inserted TO make a demand
mere positive and Implicit upon Mr..
Reeves iOr az understanding ia the mat
e.. to IL the iafe 50 that no mistake should
hs male. sae ti1 not see The letter AFTER 10
.as written. Dor ia fAct any of the letters.
ale dictated none Of The legsl aud formal
phrases that appeared in some Of the later
letters. knew authing Of any LAWYER being
engaged at thar stage ol the proceedings
knew nOshing ~ copies Of letters being kept:
Debbie vas badly broken up by tAe bouidsrs
In the course 81 lsr true love suffered in her
health and spirits and vas seriously indis-
posed al through the spring Deboe was
anxi0ns % Est married, as sac was the vic
tim 0f much humiliation among her friends
bv The DELAY she kne~ nothing OF a mu-
iiialed lsgtcr. hos n became -. nor who did
e. She bad nothing 10 30 With the man
agemsnt of this case the letters had been
piacso ia tie hand of Debbie's lawyer Mr..
Watson. the letters hal not been Ia the
family since October, 's5 Deobis had con-
suited he lawyer Of her own win
pr psCamp was recalled and testified %
ths hsst ~ hi8 recol li-ction be had not been
called to We M Reeves during ls3t or s.
for any illness tha; conGned him 10 his
room. dr. Eesses called az The Office several
tiraes f0r medical advice an1 prescriptions,
mostly ir the Fall and Winter OF 50. OF
saely In - have 40 ree0llec,ions of Mr..
Reeves being seriously sick during the year
's5
Mrs. Tompkfns vas recalled. but had
nothing Of Importance % ssv.
Miss Deborah was recxlled and explained
how she happened to use the phrase bot
tom dollar in one % her letters. tAat Il was
a hvorite phrase with Mr.. Reeves and she
gof it fr0ni hiO See expected be Wedding
rint from Mr. Reeves ~ l.aV.uia upon her
rstgrn home from has city In }ss5. At the
fair in t~S3 she secure an assistant % taks
hsr place in the booth SO as u 60 on the
grand stand With Mr Reeves she rsmcm-
bsred Nr Reeves sreaking 0f marriage Ia
Jaiy. - in the back pariC- % her father g
house She remembered aim asking her II
she would .Se to 70 West aud she answer
et in siie1ee AID aitcrwari ia response 20
81 nqlisy ffom him wrote tbas silence
'neaa- a good deal She considered the
f0rmet engagement 5o commence in 1uiy.
'-s although no tsfe Was 6xe1 for tha wei
airr gnli year LATER bevond The under
sanding toat .t souid nos couls of until his
daushfrr Fanny was married and bis family
Affairs should Be settled
haif a dozen owe letters from Debbie 70
Mr Reeves we're rssi containing nothing
in particular hut considerable affection and
love. and expressions ~ esteem. and hope
oi soon <cein- him lorether with the local
gl-3ip that Interested her closing usually,
- ever, atieltiona' ely. yonT own true love,
Dehbis She afges HIM - be more care
fll af his heath. work less and come 10 see
her. iu ore letter. Gated Nov. - - she
-1.ss A1a feel quite assured { enjoyed
puraDz of 1lr welding daT. Oh. nos 50.
dear fsr Z isis very hsiiy. Circumstances
wee such 7 1au o.. Bat never mind tie
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